Depression in Childhood Asthma vs. Adult-Onset Asthma: A Cross-Sectional Study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

• Main Authors: Zeeshan Faruqui (Author), Zalak Thakker (Author), Dilshad Parveen (Author), Saloni Naik (Author), Marzhan Urazbayeva (Author), Vidisha Jain (Author), Dhivya Kannan (Author), Che Marie (Author), Sona Xavier (Author), Patali Mandava (Author), Joshua Jogie (Author), Garima Yadav (Author), Saral Desai (Author), Ya-Ching Hsieh (Author), Urvish Patel (Author), Devraj Chavda (Author), Jagdeep Kaur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: asthma, a chronic respiratory disease caused by inflammation and narrowing of the small airways in the lungs, is the most common chronic childhood disease. Prevalence of childhood asthma in the United States is 5.8%. In boys, prevalence is 5.7% and it is 6% in girls. Asthma is associated...